by admin on October 10, 2008
Knowlewdge Net
October 10 , 2008
Thousands of students flock to the Yoga Research Institute in Mysore, India each year in hopes of finding that missing piece to life’s puzzle. The Institute’s style of Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga is particularly attractive to Westerners because they enjoy the physical rigor and discipline. While many forms of yoga are more about relaxing, this style is more about physically challenging poses that evoke mental release. Some people say the method attracts the “overachiever” personality type, but in reality it caters to people of every level.
Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga was first brought to the Western world by the teachings of Patanjali Maharishi, a sage from Mysore India. He spoke about the significance of reaching internal purification and reconnecting with the “Universal Soul” through eight principles: moral codes, self-purification and study, posture, breath control, sense control, concentration, meditation and contemplation. He believed that each step built upon one another, much in the same way each posture (or “asana”) builds upon the next. Read more…
by admin on September 27, 2008
Steve Dwelley is relocating the shala, Ashtanga Santa Barbara to the Santa Barbara Yoga Center in October. I dropped into a few classes last year while road-tripping through California. He’s a wonderful teacher! Read his message to the community below. [click to continue...]
by admin on September 10, 2008
Yes, you can learn how to cook all the delicious South Indian dishes you will be indulging in while in Mysore. The warm spicy curries, soft naan bread, delicious sweets – yum! Two of the most popular dining places also happen to be two of the most popular places to learn Indian cookery. Coincidence? I think not! [click to continue...]
by admin on August 1, 2008
Here are a few of the favorite dining places frequented by yoga students.
Anu’s Internet Café
367, 2nd Main, 3rd Stage
Gokulam, Mysore
Karnataka, India 570 002
anugan@gmail.com or ganeshmysore@gmail.com
Phone: 0821 4288120
Anu is a lovely woman who prepares delicious home-cooked meals in a cozy bamboo hut on her rooftop. It’s one of the top favorite dining spots among yogis. A wonderful breakfast is served on Sundays but she is best known for her incredible lunch and dinner buffet served at 1 pm and 5 pm respectively, every day except Thursdays. The buffet usually includes a soup, 2 or [click to continue...]
by admin on July 28, 2008
So now having waxed profusely on the incredible culinary delights of Mysore in my previous post, the question foremost in most students’ minds is “Is the food safe to eat or will I be crying feverishly while clinging to my blankie, formerly known as my cool $80 Mysore rug?”
Good question – glad you asked. I first arrived in Mysore armed for battle! My weapons of choice included grapefruit seed extract, a vegetable scrub brush and peeler. Whatever was left of my food after sanitizing it, exfoliating every crevice and peeling it down to an unrecognizable nub, I would ingest with a fistful of probiotics and enzymes. Ahhh, my plan was foolproof! Parasites didn’t have a chance.
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by admin on July 28, 2008
There are many street vendors and food stalls that you can satisfy your appetite just about anywhere! Fruit stands selling fresh watermelon, pineapple, grapes, jackfruit and seasonal fruits are plentiful. Fresh vegetables are sold in street stalls, on wooden carts, even blankets on the ground strewn with the day’s harvest. [click to continue...]
